Our One Foundation

Last week, many evenings were spent protecting my plants under the patio because of bad weather warnings. No one likes bad weather, but it is nice that we have warnings to prepare us a little ahead of time.

Life is not all sunshine. Neither is it all bad weather. But life, which Jesus says is like a house, must be ready for all weather. In Matthew 7:24-25 Jesus tells us, “Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon the house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.”

When the storms of life come, it will show what foundation we have been building upon. A sudden sorrow, a strong temptation, the death of a loved one, pandemics, and fear of the unknown can totally overwhelm us if we don’t have a strong foundation upon which to stand. Jesus Christ is that one foundation.

We pray that the Lord will give us grace to be ready for all the events of life. Some storm events….like protecting the flowers under the patio…..are small. However, some of the large storms hit us smack in the face and we can’t do anything about it. That’s when we hold tightly to the hand of Jesus, trusting in Him!

Thank you, Jesus, for helping us to prepare for all events in our lives through your Word. Thank you for being our Rock!

Jan Knicely, Associate in Ministry, emeritus

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church